Increased efficiency through optimized flight planning and navigation
Lufthansa Systems today announced that Vueling Airlines will optimize its flight operations using the Lido RouteManual navigation charts, the Lido Operations Center (Lido OC) flight planning solution and navigation data from Lufthansa Systems. Together, these solutions will enable the Spanish airline to benefit from the seamless integration of its flight planning and operations processes.
"The merger of clickair and Vueling has significantly expanded our new airline's fleet and operations. We were impressed by the intelligent functionality of the Lufthansa Systems solutions, which will help us optimize our flight operations and reduce costs," said Luís Gallego, Chief Operating Officer of Vueling. Vueling and clickair merged in July, creating Spain's second-largest airline after Iberia.
For Lufthansa Systems, this agreement is further proof of the trust which European airlines have in its solutions: "With our portfolio of products, we serve airlines worldwide, regardless of their business model or fleet size. I am very pleased that Vueling has become the latest low-cost carrier to recognize the economic benefits of our innovative solutions," said Stefan Auerbach, Senior Vice President Sales EMEA at Lufthansa Systems.
All of Lufthansa Systems' aeronautical solutions are based on the Lido navigation database, which contains worldwide aeronautical information and topographical data, among other things. This guarantees that all Lufthansa Systems products are optimally integrated with each other. Generated directly from the database, the navigation charts of the Lido RouteManual provide graphical presentations of take-off and landing procedures and display true-to-scale topographical information, such as the height of mountains and the course of rivers. The Lido OC flight planning solution uses a number of parameters to calculate the optimal route for each flight, which leads to fuel savings of up to five percent and substantial cost savings.